2016-07-27 07:00:00
On the way to the White House Historic nomination: Clinton is the presidential candidate
Hillary Clinton is the first woman in US history to run for the White House for the US Democrats. The 68-year-old received a strong mandate from the party conference in Philadelphia.
Hillary Clinton made history in the historic city of Philadelphia for Americans: The 68-year-old Democrat is the first woman to run for either of the two major US parties for the presidency. Among other things, the Declaration of Independence of the USA was proclaimed in Philadelphia in 1776.
The former Secretary of State and First Lady was able to secure an absolute majority of more than 2,383 votes in a historic vote at the Democratic Party Convention – less than 100 years after full suffrage for women was introduced in the United States. With the 15 votes from South Dakota, she had crossed the magic line.
You have to beat Donald Trump
The defeated Bernie Sanders took the floor at the end of the vote and announced de facto Clinton’s victory. He asked for a vote by acclamation on Clinton’s victory – making her victory virtually unanimous. The delegates joined in a loud “Aye” and confirmed the result.
She will face controversial Republican nominee Donald Trump in the November 8 presidential election. The real estate billionaire and political side entrant was named his party’s candidate in Cleveland last week.
“Hillary Clinton must be president”
In the vote in Philadelphia, Clinton clearly prevailed over her internal party rival Bernie Sanders. The day before, the Vermont senator had made an impassioned appeal to his supporters to support Clinton. “Hillary Clinton needs to be President of the United States,” Sanders said.
However, Sanders officially ran against Clinton on Tuesday evening. He had announced this in advance. Party strategists had tried to prevent a contest vote until the end. At the end of the count, a cheered and visibly moved Sanders stepped up to the microphone to confirm Hillary Clinton’s victory.
First Lady Michelle Obama also campaigned for Clinton in a widely acclaimed and very personal speech. Clinton’s husband Bill was expected to appear that night. In his tenth speech at a Democrat party conference, the ex-president also wanted to actively promote his wife.
Many Sanders supporters upset
This did not reassure the supporters of Sanders among the more than 4,700 delegates. Many of them left the plenum annoyed to demonstrate in the media’s work area against what they believed to be the unequal treatment that had taken place. The police cordoned off the press areas. The demonstrators sat on the street in front of the tents, some taped their mouths shut. “This is civil disobedience,” said Deane Evans of Washington state.
Clinton’s vote would have brought superdelegates who voted for the party leadership’s favorite before the race had even started. However, Sanders himself recognized the actions of the party leadership. “It’s easy to boo now. But it’s difficult to look our children in the eye who live in a country ruled by Donald Trump,” he said.
Race between Clinton and Trump still open
The Clinton and Sanders camps were already deeply divided after a vigorously conducted primary campaign. This led to the resignation of party leader Debbie Wasserman Schultz just before the start of the four-day convention. The party leadership felt compelled to apologize to Sanders because he had apparently been disadvantaged in the primary campaign.
Hillary Clinton herself is expected at the lectern in Philadelphia on Thursday. Then she will most likely formally accept her nomination. According to opinion polls, the race between Clinton and her opponent Trump is open. Clinton is considered the favourite, even if Trump has recently been able to make comparatively significant gains.
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